Chapter 46

Just when everyone was about to hit the sack, a post blew up on the trending searches.

#Ms. Worry-Free Dating a Hottie#

The title was a real attention-grabber, and it came with a bunch of photos.

The pics only showed Ella from the back, but you could totally tell what was going on just by her walk.

There were also a few shots of Ella and Leo from behind. Thanks to the angle, it looked like they were hugging, super close.

The next morning, Ella had just opened her eyes when her phone started blowing up.

At the same time, Lily's phone was buzzing like crazy too.

They exchanged a look, knowing something was up, and quickly answered their phones.

"What?"

They both exclaimed in surprise after hearing what was on the other end.

After hanging up, Ella quickly opened her laptop and saw the trending topic,looking speechless. "These netizens are nuts, jumping to conclusions from a few pics!"

"Ella, I swear you have a talent for making headlines out of nowhere!"

Otherwise,how could Ella be trending just two days after joining the show?

During the live broadcast, sure, with Ava's fame, but at night?

Just a few speculative photos and boom, trending?

Ella shrugged helplessly. "I can't help it!"

But she did feel a bit sorry for that intern yesterday.

What was his name again? She forgot.

But since it already happened, no point dwelling on it. Ella quickly changed her clothes. "We gotta hurry, or we'll be late!"

Hearing this, Lily got ready in record time.

When they walked back into the hall, all eyes were on them, just like yesterday.

"It's really weird, how much did you pay to get on the trending list?"

The first to throw shade was Blair.

She hadn't been in the industry long, but she was already tangled up in a bunch of scandals-almost one for every film she did. She clearly wanted to be famous.

But she had never made it to the trending list.

So,when Blair saw Ella trending again, she was both envious and jealous.

Ella glanced at her and said, "It's not hard to trend, just pay me tuition,and I'll teach you."

"How ridiculous! I'm not interested!"

Blair turned away in disgust, shifting her chair like sitting with Ella was

beneath her.

Lily pouted, "With that attitude, you'll never make it big."

"Hurry up and eat breakfast, we have a live broadcast later!"

Yesterday's live stream got messed up by Ava, so today they had to work extra hard for the ratings and their careers.

Footsteps approached.

Ella turned to see Arthur and Alan walking over.

Arthur was in a suit, looking all serious with his high nose bridge,giving off an intimidating vibe.

Beside him, Alan shrugged,shadowing Arthur like a devoted sidekick.

Ella looked away and kept eating.

Arthur stopped next to Ella, patted Lily's shoulder, and signaled her to move.

Lily didn't buddge. "What's your deal? There are plenty of chairs, why do you have to sit here?" Her disdain was clear.

Arthur's patience wore thin. "Move!"

"Why should I?" Lily met his icy stare, a bit scared but standing her ground to protect Ella.

The tension in the room skyrocketed.

Lily and Arthur were locked in a standoff,

Across from them, Ava bit her lower lip and softly said,"Arthur, sit here

with me! I have something to discuss with you!"

"Tll sit here!"

Arthur's cold gaze stayed on Lily.

After a moment, seeing she still didn't move, he grabbed her collar and yanked her aside.

"What the hell? Why are you using force?"

Lily struggled, but with her limited strength,she was still pulled aside.

She wanted to fight back, but Arthuir quickly sat down, picked up a knife and fork, and coldly said, "I want fried eggs tomorrow!"

Hearing his words, Ella shuddered, then continued eating breakfast like nothing happened.

Across from her. Ava looked hurt. "I'll get up early tomorrow to buy them for you!"

Seeing Ella not respond, Arthur didn't hesitate to make demands. "Ms.Worry-Free is picky about food, she'll make breakfast herself, and make mine too!"

Ella was speechless.

Without getting her response, Arthur wasn't mad, just kept eating breakfast slowly.

His peripheral vision caught Ella's slender legs, and he felt a surge of irritation. "Women should wear longer skirts!"

'Why show off her legs? To meet her lover?

Arthur's complaint was loud enough for everyone to hear.

Ella awkwardly adjusted her skirt, while across from her, Ava gently said,"You always liked me wearing skirts like this!"

"Right!"

Arthur glanced at Ava briefly, then continued eating.

Listening to Arthur's words, Ella felt annoyed.

She sped up her eating, and just as she was about to put down her knife and fork, she suddenly felt a hand moving up from her ankle, then gradually higher.

Ella's eyes widened, looking down at Arthur's hand under her skirt,wishing she could chop it off.

'Damn it.

The hand reached her inner thigh, and she almost lost it.

She put down her utensils, grabbed Arthur's wrist, and gritted her teeth."What are you doing?"

"It's not what I want to do but my..."

Arthur's gaze fell on his crotch.

Ella tensed up when she saw it."Don't push it!"

"Then let's go somewhere else! I helped you a lot last night,you should reward me! Shouldn't you?"

"How did you help me?"

Ella was confused, and in that moment, the hand touched her again.

She bit her lower lip hard to avoid making a sound.

"You're so ungrateful, huh? Whatever. But you have to help me with this!"

Taking advantage of the blind spot, Arthur grabbed her soft hand and placed it on his crotch.

Feeling the constant swelling and heat.

Ella blushed, thankful for her sunglasses and mask; without them, she would have died of embarrassment.

"I'll wait for you in the studio!"

Arthur got up and left.

Watching his back, Ella gritted her teeth. "What a jerk." She never expected Arthur to mess around with other women; her heart felt heavy.like it was stuffed with cotton.